University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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A SEASO OF PROMISE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL The women's volleyball team had seven returning players from its 38-16, ECAAC Championship squad of 1984. The spikers were looking to better that performance, relying on powerful blocking and effective passing. Six-year Head Coach Elaine Sortino had faith in the team's serving bility. We will be a strong serving team this year, Sortino projected, and as the season progresses we should grow to be an even better blocking team. The spikers opened strongly, losing only two of their first twelve matches. However, injuries to key players hurt the team later in the season. In the MAIAW State Tournament, the spikers dropped a close match to Eastern Nazarene. In addition, Senior co-captain Patti Grant sustained an an- kle injury in the effort. Junior co-cap- tain Sally Maher was also nagged by ankle and knee problems. The team's season ended on a some- what sour note. The spikers took fourth place in the ECAC Championships, los- ing to both the Army squad and East Strousberg. Despite this, the Minutewomen proved to be hard working competitors in all their matches. The team's show of consistent and intense play bodes well for the future of volleyball at UMass. - Martha Brennan Front Row:'Co-captains Patricia Grant and Sally Maher. Second Row: Susie Grant, Michele Barys, Cheryl Alves, Leslie Sm1th, Sara Ryan, Marcy Guiliotis, and Kim McCandless. Third Row: Asst. Coach Peggy Schultz, T1na Morello, Ann Ringrose, Dana Parker, Debbie Cole, Head Coach Elaine Sortino VOLLEYBALL , , 25-20 j AMERICANHINT. 15-12, 15-7, 15-12 w CENTRAL CONN!--I5-8, 15-13 w UMASS 1Nv1TAT1ONAL EASTERN CONN. 15112, 15-5 w SALEQMSTATE 15-1, 15-11 w NEW HAVENfFinalsJlO1fEQ 15112, 6-15 L BRYANT 15-1 1, 7-15, 15-7 L DELAWARE TOUR1QfA1, ,ENT HARTFORD 14-16, 7-15 L PRINCETON 12-15. 10-15 L , . -'2' CLARK l5L7,' 15-6 5'f'- w LaSALLE 15-9, 112-15, 15-1,2 3 A YERMONT 15-10, 13-15, 15-13 w WILLIAM AND MARY 15-1225315-7w , ,. LOWELL 15-6, 15-4, 2-15, 1567 w VILLANOVA 10-15, 15-17 6: ,,,GE'NTRA'L CONNECTICUT SMITH I5-5, 15-4, 15-6 TOURNAMENT ' WEST POINT TOU-RNAM'E?1N1T1,:ff2 ,,' , CENT-RAL CONN. 15-12, A A wg BRIDGEPORT 15-7, 15-5 AIC 1 5-10, 15-13 ,' we BROWN 13-15, 11-15 1 , L EASTERN CONN-. 15-7,-.15-9 A w N,Ew'HAvEN I33l5,9-15, 13-15 3 L . - ',NORg1-1,gAsTERN,130-11541,-5--15-sz ,.,,., 1-L ILEMOYNE 15-6,-,-165-qs, 16-14 w 1:1'-1'5,1.,gg5,1,-5-- , .,', - A L '5'.. MA1AwmOfU3RNAMENTf' w --' - ILOWEIIL 14-16. F-5-7. I5-9, 15-10 , W - 5. 3 r,,---it'- fi 1 Lf'QQg,g.:,Q5sj'5 fiifU.MfASiSiig3-LASSIC - EASTERN NAZAQRENE10-15,13-15,7115 p1,, ,,.OENTRNL'CoN15E5i1?3a112, 15-10 w eefe . '5 A 4,. L --'- A COLOATE,1,4-16,935 L sPR1NGF1ELD9-15,15-6,15-3,12-15,15-8 - ',.,' FAIRLEIGEIQ ,'-. QICIQLNSON 15-4, 15-2 wi W i sPR1NO-FIQEETD I2: gs,:if9-I5 L5 A NORTH EASTERN TOURNAMENT MOUNT H?g3LYOlsB3g14-16, 15-7, 15-6, , MIT -16, 8-15 L , 15-6 , -3 '. gg .--.,1,.. ,,,5. ,i1f2g3'53:g1i,1.g j -,,. -, w NEW YORK TECH 6-15, I5-3, 15-11 w NORTH EAST-ERQ1i1if126if1,5, 7-15,-112-115 L M6O1LL 6-15, 18516, 15-12 w NEW -HAVEN:f'81l'5, 13-15, 3-15 , L TORONTO 7-15, 12-15 L SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT NORTHEASTERN 7-15, 6-15 f -21. TOURNAMENT ECACS RHODE 1sLANDCOLLEOE I5-5, 15-2 w ARMY 15-11, 12-15, 15-9, 14-16, 12-15 L NEW HAVEN I2-I5, 1s-16, 0-15 L E. STROUDSBURO I4-16, 12-15, 7-15, L SOUTHERN CONN. 15-s, 15-7 w N ., 5,

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FIGHTING FOR RESPECTABILITY NlEN'S BASKETBALL The Minutemen, predicted to finish at the bottom of the Atlantic-10 Con- ference, proved that pre-season polls are never to be believed. The squad capped off its best season in seven years with a fourth place finish ftied with Rutgersj, the highest position in the team's history. The club also managed a 9-9 conference record, the most wins ever in league play. UMass' season was full of excite- ment. Convincing victories over non- Ieague foes Stonehill and New Hamp- shire opened the season, and a thrilling triple-overtime loss to the BU Terriers showed the overall strengths of the squad. After two losses at the Nashville Mu- sic City Invitational, the Minutemen faced conference foes for the majority of the season. They rolled over teams such as Rutgers and St. Bonaventure en route to an 11-10 midseason mark, and the home stretch looked to be a battle. Unfortunately, the two most exciting games proved to be losses - a 76-74 overtime squeaker to the West Virginia Mountaineers, and a tough 50-48 deci- sion to the Temple Owls. The club fin- ished out the regular season at 13-14, and dropped a two-point contest to Rutgers in the first round of playoff action. Individual performances were truly impressive. Bobby Braun averaged 8.7 rebounds to place third in the league. Carl Smith dished out 125 assists to rank fourth in the A-10 Conference. Horace Neysmith paced the team with 14.9 points per game and 9.1 rebounds, and closed out his career with 28 points to rank third in UMass history. And Donald Russell became the all-time school career scoring champ with an early free throw against Temple, he led the squad with 15.2 points per game. The future looks bright for the Min- utemen. See you at the Cage! - Dave Pasquantonio YT wt If nw Q , . b M h I S Swooshll - Horace Neysmlth performs the reverse slam dunk. Photo y MEN'S BASKETBALL ST. JOSEPH'S I I3-I4 sr. BONAVENTUREI DARTMOiJvTP5HINGToN GEORGE A UMASS OPP RHODE ISIZAEND . I ' 71 STONEHILL 69 PENN STA 55 NEW HAMPSHIRE 51 g'f?3'gIgIf5Q1fJ'1PURE 52 CONNECTICUT 64 PENN STATE 59 HARTFORD 63 ST JOSEPHS vo BosToN UNIVERSITY 71 - ISHINGTON 67 NORTHEASTERN 66 GEURGE WA 40 COLUMBIA 52 Eilfgglgles ' 53 DUQUESNE 59 DU UESNE 83 RUTGERS 72 Q N 10 PLAYOFF 39 TEMPLE 65 ATI-A 35,8 59 WEST VIRGINIA az Q RUT